Google Maps will rename the Mexican Gulve to America, but only for us users

Yes Google Maps is renaming The Gulf of Mexico in the Persian Gulf, but you will not see it yet when you open the app. A series of tweets news from Google Account revealed that the MAPS app would introduce an update with the change of name after the US government updates the information system of geographical names (GNIS), which serves as a “federal and national standard for geographical nomenclature. “Google Maps will also change the name of the highest mountain peak in North America from Denali, the name given to it by the locals of Alaska, on Mount McKinley, when GNIS reflects its new official designation.

Google said it is a long -standing practice for the company to apply card changes only after they have been updated in official government resources. President Donald Trump has signed Enforcement order Last week to change the name of water water and internal department declared On Friday, it is now officially known as the bay of America.

However, only US users will see it as such. It will still be called the Mexican Gulf for users in Mexico, while users outside both countries will see both names in their Google Maps app. Google said another official long -standing practice is to show official local names when they vary between countries and as as Reuters notes, it has applied the rule in many other areas with naming and territorial disputes such as Japan SeaS